Apple patents customizable workout screens for fitness apps
Apple has been granted a patent for a system that lets users choose which specific workout data, or metrics, appear on their screen during a session. The filing describes a setup where users can pre-select different views, such as heart rate or distance, and the device switches between these custom screens when requested during a workout.
In the filing’s own words
The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing, modifying, and/or outputting workout content.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A computer system configured to communicate with a display generation component and one or more input devices, comprising: one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors, when executing the one or more programs, are configured to: display, via the display generation component, a first workout metrics configuration user interface that includes: a first selectable option that, when selected, enables a second workout metrics user interface; and a second selectable option that, when selected, enables a third workout metrics user interface; receive, via the one or more input devices, a first user input corresponding to a user request to begin a workout session; in response to receiving the first user input, display, via the display generation component, a first workout metrics user interface that includes a first set of workout metrics; while displaying the first workout metrics user interface, receive, via the one or more input devices, a second user input; and in response to receiving the second user input: in accordance with a determination that the second workout metrics user interface has been enabled, display, via the display generation component, the second workout metrics user interface that includes a second set of workout metrics that are different from the first set of workout metrics; in accordance with a determination that the second workout metrics user interface has not been enabled and the third workout metrics user interface has been enabled, display, via the display generation component, the third workout metrics user interface that includes a third set of workout metrics that are different from the second set of workout metrics and the first set of workout metrics; and in accordance with a determination that the second workout metrics user interface has not been enabled and the third workout metrics user interface has not been enabled, display, via the display generation component, a fourth workout metrics user interface that has been enabled and that includes a fourth set of workout metrics that are different from the third set of workout metrics, the second set of workout metrics, and the first set of workout metrics.
Facts
- Company
- Apple (Apple Inc.)
- Official title
- User interfaces for physical activity information
- Patent number
- US12758850B2
- Application number
- 18916557
- Filed
- Oct 15, 2024
- Granted
- Oct 13, 2026
- Inventors
- 6
- Claims
- 24
Classified under
A63B 71/0622 Human necessitiesA63B 24/0062 Human necessitiesA63B 24/0075 Human necessitiesA63B 71/0619 Human necessitiesG06F 3/0482 Physics & computingG06F 3/0486 Physics & computingMore from Apple in Wearables
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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